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US approves $1.29 bn sale of smart bombs to Saudi Arabia

US approves $1.29 bn sale of smart bombs to Saudi Arabia

The US State Department has approved the sale of US$1.29 billion (849.12 million pounds) in smart bombs to Saudi Arabia…
UN says all sides in Libya may be committing war crimes

UN says all sides in Libya may be committing war crimes

All sides in Libya's conflict are committing breaches of international law that may amount to war crimes, including abductions, torture…
Obama urges Russia to join renewed effort to eliminate Islamic State

Obama urges Russia to join renewed effort to eliminate Islamic State

US President Barack Obama vowed on Sunday to step up efforts to eliminate Islamic State and prevent more attacks like…
Iran deputy minister says Assad should stand in Syrian election: Fars

Iran deputy minister says Assad should stand in Syrian election: Fars

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister said on Monday President Bashar al-Assad should be a part of upcoming presidential elections in Syria,…
Saudi-led forces advance towards Yemen’s besieged Taez

Saudi-led forces advance towards Yemen’s besieged Taez

Saudi-led coalition forces advanced on Monday towards Yemen's third city Taez after sending major reinforcements in a bid to break…
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli troops shot dead at least two Palestinians during a gun battle in the occupied West Bank on Monday, Palestinian…
Insight: Islamic State takes war to its foes after battlefield setbacks

Insight: Islamic State takes war to its foes after battlefield setbacks

Facing military setbacks in its self-declared caliphate in Syria and Iraq and intensified air strikes from a US-led coalition, Islamic…
France launches air strikes in Syria; Paris investigation widens

France launches air strikes in Syria; Paris investigation widens

French warplanes pounded Islamic State positions in Syria on Sunday as police in Europe widened their investigations into coordinated attacks…
Four Islamic State fighters shot dead by Turkish soldiers: media

Four Islamic State fighters shot dead by Turkish soldiers: media

Turkish soldiers killed four Islamic State fighters on Saturday after they came under fire from the militants along Turkey's Syria…
Palestine’s Salah: Incarceration ‘strengthens my resolve’

Palestine’s Salah: Incarceration ‘strengthens my resolve’

Sheikh Raed Salah, a leader of the Islamic Movement in Israel, said a recent Israeli decision to jail him for…
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